Age of Rebirth

Speaking of which, this iron wall encirclement tactic was invented by the commander-in-chief of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army, General Yasuji Okamura. This guy is known as one of the "Three Heroes" of the Japanese invaders. A lot of effort has been put into the issue of public security in North China. There is only one reason. The anti-Japanese armed forces led by the CCP regard the Japanese as the strategic rear of North China.

The iron wall encirclement tactic is simple, direct and effective, dispatching superior forces, aircraft in the sky, tanks and cavalry on the ground, forming several encirclement circles in the target area, and then compressing inward, squeezing the opponent's living space and strategic space step by step , and finally, concentrate superior forces and carry out encirclement and annihilation in a certain area.

Historically, Okamura Neiji implemented the strategy of iron wall encirclement, from [-] to [-], which was the most difficult two years for the CCP’s North China Anti-Japanese Base Areas. Supplemented by the “Three Lights” policy, the CCP’s anti-Japanese armed forces and base areas Great losses were caused, and Okamura Ningji himself won the reputation of a famous general because of his effective and vicious tactics, and was awarded the "Yamato" Medal personally issued by Emperor Hirohito.

But the current environment and situation are different. Ningji Okamura has long been turned into a lonely ghost in the sky in North China. To the Pacific battlefield and the southern China battlefield, it is doomed to be unable to carry out a long-lasting iron wall encirclement tactics.

The situation Tang Qiuli faced was quite different. The overall situation in the Indochina Peninsula was settled. The Japanese were defeated in the Malay Peninsula. They were able to stop and take a breath because they were still useful. In the Northeast, there is no Japanese army at all, so I have no worries.There is no rush to deploy troops and open up new fronts. [

In other words, Tang Qiuli had plenty of time to kill the more than 3 Japanese soldiers on Hainan Island who had no retreat or way out.However, this matter still needs to be done by himself, otherwise, Han Tie must have a strong sense of frustration in his heart, and any deputy division commander or corps commander will go.It was a serious blow to Hantie's reputation and confidence.

He told Tang Qiusheng about his plan. Tang Qiusheng didn't say anything for a long time. It could be seen that he was not worried about Tang Qiuli's ability to win this battle. Complete victory.What if we deploy troops again?There was no suspense at all. What he was worried about was Tang Qiuli's personal safety.

Independent division from top to bottom.They didn't want the teacher to go to the front line to take risks in person, and the bosses were even more strict with Tang Qiuli. When Tang Qiuli saw Brother Qiusheng's attitude, he secretly screamed in his heart. If he didn't do it well, he would personally lead the troops to fight this time. The opportunity was about to fall through, so he hurriedly expressed his concerns in detail, and Tang Qiusheng thought about it again and again.Reluctantly accepted this reason.

By December 24, the No. 20 Ninth Corps of the Independent Division, the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, and the Directly Affiliated Corps had already approached the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Japanese army saw the soldiers of the Independent Division pressing down on the border, and abandoned Kuala Lumpur without firing a single shot.Concentrated in the narrow area around Singapore, according to the order of the division commander Tang Qiuli, the troops of the independent division stopped here.

The remnants of Ito Yansaburo, who fled in a hurry, can finally take a breath. Faced with such a situation, let alone provocation or plotting an attack, how long the Japanese army can gain a foothold in Singapore depends on how Tang Qiuli feels. His Excellency Vice Chairman Tang, whom the Japanese call the China Devil, was unhappy that day. The 10,000+ Japanese troops around Singapore were just a small dish in his mouth. When Tang Qiuli sneezed, Ito Yanzaburo would be so scared that he would have a high fever .

On the same day, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, the commander of the fleet moored in the port city of Mawlamyine in southern Myanmar, received an order from the division headquarters, and the fleet immediately pulled anchor and set sail, passing through the Strait of Malacca, and returning to Qingdao Naval Base. Repairs, the speed can already keep up with the normal speed of the fleet.

Tang Qiuli didn't want to go around such a big circle, and took all the effort to bring the Japanese warship back to the Qingdao Naval Base for repairs. However, neither Mawlamyine nor Yangon had complete repair facilities and conditions, let alone The warships of Japanese origin have been refitted, and the lessons learned from the Japanese Okinawa fleet raiding the fleet last time were learned.

In Tang Qiuli's order to the fleet, he particularly emphasized, "This time the fleet returns to the Qingdao Naval Base. The route should be close to the mainland coastline. It must be within the range of the land-based aviation fighters, that is, the Southern Flying Group. The fighters and bombers can provide air cover for the fleet throughout the entire process," Tang Qiuli's caution is absolutely necessary.

More than half of the fleet's warships and aircraft were lost, and there were more than [-] unarmed warships. The Japanese Navy's First Fleet was swimming in the waters south of Luzon Island, ready to intercept and kill the fleet at any time, so as to prevent it from being severely damaged. It is difficult to compete with the tyrannical Japanese First Fleet.

As for the Japanese troops exporting to Singapore at the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca, Tang Qiuli didn't take Ito's remnants into consideration at all. Be a good boy honestly, and Ito can still live longer. If he dares to make small moves, or It was an attempt to intercept the fleet, it was courting death, and it was a mess.

Because of this large-scale operation of the fleet, Rear Admiral Le Yiqin, who had been a staff officer for more than ten days, was finally liberated and resumed his original duties. Just like a bird out of the cage, it is like an arrow, wishing to grow wings and fly away from Yangon.

Even Tang Qiuli's proposal to host a banquet to send Commander Le back to work was politely but resolutely rejected by him. Facing Tang Qiuli's invitation, Le Yiqin said: "Master, I am I really want to have a meal with you. There are hundreds of major generals in the independent division. How many people can get such an opportunity? However, Commander Tang of the Fleet sent a telegram, and the fleet has already set sail. I can’t delay the mission. , the teacher must invite me to dinner next time!"

Le Yiqintou didn't dare to turn back and ran away. His posture was as if he couldn't leave if he stayed for one more second. Seeing Tang Qiuli and Tang Qiusheng laughing, later, there was a good letter His subordinates asked Le Yiqin: "Commander, what have you learned from the teacher?" Le Yiqin replied pretending to be profound: "I have benefited a lot and will benefit for life. Don't offend women!"

While speaking, there was still a look of lingering fear. The old subordinates of more than a dozen years were in a cloud of mist, confused, and asked again, Le Yiqin refused to answer, annoyed, and drove the subordinates out. Thinking of Liu Xinlan's fans His face was frosty and his willow eyebrows were fierce, he couldn't help shivering in his heart, and soon he became proud again, that kid Liu Cuigang was still working as a staff officer in Hainan Island, but he was liberated early, how could he know it was a blessing in disguise?

After everything was arranged, it was already December 27, near the end of [-], the Marine Corps of Hantie was still entangled with the Japanese troops on Hainan Island, and after adopting a steady and steady tactic, the troops' Casualties have been reduced to a minimum, but it is still beyond our capabilities to deal with the Japanese army in a short period of time.

The Battle of Hainan Island was a typical battle to seize islands, as well as subtropical island jungle warfare. Since there were no large-scale wars in the Indochina Peninsula, the future battlefield environment of the independent division troops was basically the same as that of Hainan Island. , as a training ground for large-scale actual combat training, it can also train the organization and coordination ability of troops to fight across the sea. There are ready-made Japanese troops that can fight and kill. Where can I find such an actual combat training ground?Godsend!

Based on this idea, on the 28th, Tang Qiuli began to transfer troops, from Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps, Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps, Li Honggang's No.20 Ninth Corps, Ma Chaoyang's Southeast Mobile Corps, division headquarters It is directly under the Corps, each with four brigades of troops, a total of 32 brigades with [-] troops, forming the Hainan Island Combat Corps.

The commander of the independent division, the second-level general of the army, Tang Qiuli, personally served as the commander of the corps, and Colonel Yang Ketian, the chief of staff of the division, served as the chief of staff of the corps. Zhou Yushan, the deputy director of the logistics department of the independent division and the commander of the transport force, Served as the head of the logistics department of the Corps.

At the same time, the Ma Chaoyang Corps and Li Honggang Corps withdrew to the hinterland of the Indochina Peninsula to serve as garrison missions in various places, leaving behind three front-line field regiments, the Tang Qiusheng Corps, the Directly Subordinate Corps, and the Feng Jiwu Corps, to monitor the Ito Institute, which was huddled in a corner of the Malay Peninsula. Japanese Army. [

In addition, Tang Qiuli also issued an order to the division commander, "The Dean of Dingbian Military Academy Jiang Baili, the veteran general Xunjian, the battle of Hainan Island is the last battle in southern my country. It is very representative. It is for the purpose of training students' actual combat capabilities. I have decided that all the students who are about to graduate from Dingbian Military Academy and Guangzhou Branch will go to the battlefield on Hainan Island this time and be incorporated into the grassroots companies of the participating troops to serve as trainee platoon leaders in order to accumulate practical experience. arrange."

Veteran General Jiang Baili was well aware of Tang Qiuli's intentions, and immediately issued an order to the two military academies. A total of more than 4000 students took special planes from Dingbian and Guangzhou to Haikou, Hainan Island to wait for orders, instead of being directly assigned to the military academy. Han Tie's Marine Corps, this is Tang Qiuli's consideration for the purpose of caring for these students. He also has to meet this group of new students who have experienced the battlefield for the first time, the future seeds of the independent division, and he dare not take it lightly.

Disruption and reorganization of the corps of the Independent Division has become commonplace. The brigade-level combat units remain unchanged and are assigned to other corps. On the 31st, the last day of [-], the newly formed Hainan Island Combat Corps of the Independent Division boarded ships from various starting points and began to cross the sea.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)

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